The project includes the Siemens Smart-Substation controller, which enables intelligent substations, and the Siemens Spectrum Power Distribution Management System, which facilitates operations information management and security.
The KCP&L Smart Grid demonstration is part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act’s Smart Grid Demonstration Project program.
It will apply the latest advances in energy technology focused around intelligent substations to help monitor and manage energy delivery, integrate renewable energy sources and enable consumers to actively manage their energy usage, the company said.
This key demonstration project encompasses the pertinent aspects of a smart grid, and will utilize an advanced two-way metering infrastructure, meter data management, demonstration of time-of-use pricing and state-of-the-art customer end-use tools.
The project includes the Siemens Smart-Substation controller that provides an intelligent substation information technology platform to enable real-time substation and feeder automation, Volt/VAr control and demand management.
The company said that Siemens Smart-Substation controller will integrate a variety of feeder devices from multiple vendors using the international substation standard IEC 61850 to provide improved data availability, increased flexibility and interoperability.
The Siemens Spectrum Power Distribution Management System will facilitate operations information management and security, in real-time, coordinating control center supervision with smart substation and feeder automation.
